Mr. President. I rise to cosponsor S. 2797. the Employer Sanctions Repeal Act. This bill would repeal the employer sanctions provisions of the 1986 Immigration Act. Four years ago the Congress enacted the Immigration Control and Reform Act. A major component of the act was the institution of penalties for individuals who hire illegal aliens. These penalties. called "employer sanctions." made it a crime for any person knowingly to hire an alien not authorized to work in the United States. The act imposed burdensome requirement on employers. Employers must require all new hires to provide documents demonstrating that they may legally work in the United States.
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